Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ranchos de Taos weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——87°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°62°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle21%0.01″91°59°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle52%0.01″92°58°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle34%0.03″95°57°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—94°59°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—90°61°-4°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 104. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 104. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 104
- UV peak
- 8.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ranchos de Taos at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87557
16-Day Forecast — Ranchos de Taos
- Sat88°60°1%
- Sun87°62°9%
- Mon91°59°21%
- Tue92°58°52%
- Wed95°57°34%
- Thu94°59°23%
- Fri90°61°15%
- Sat88°58°30%
- Sun88°60°12%
- Mon95°57°11%
- Tue94°60°20%
- Wed92°57°39%
- Thu90°58°52%
- Fri83°59°66%
- Sat85°56°65%
- Sun82°56°58%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Ranchos de Taos
SPC includes Ranchos de Taos in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Ranchos de Taos
- 87557
- 87571